Size of Target Relative To Distance....

[MyCrosman]

During outdoor target practise I like to shoot small soup cans...(4 inches tall ) at 200 feet....
Indoors I have 38 feet......what size target would I require (at 38 feet ) to simulate a 4 inch target at 200 feet...?
I googled it but can't get a straight answer!!!!!!

[PZAM]

Simple trigonometry gives us 0.76 inches.

[Tony_M73]

During outdoor target practise I like to shoot small soup cans...(4 inches tall ) at 200 feet....
Indoors I have 38 feet......what size target would I require (at 38 feet ) to simulate a 4 inch target at 200 feet...?
I googled it but can't get a straight answer!!!!!!

Here are the sizes used in Field Target.
Inch yds

¼ 15
⅜ 20
½ 25
¾ 35
1 45
1¼ 50
1½ 55
1¾ 55

[rsterne]

I believe those target sizes are the MINIMUM used in FT, are they not?.... They 0.76" size quoted for the equivalent at 38 feet to a 4" target at 200 feet is correct, except that since the pellet is still the same size, it would be slightly easier to "nick" the 0.76" target at 38 feet.... but 3/4" tall would be close enough....

Bob

[Tony_M73]

I believe those target sizes are the MINIMUM used in FT, are they not?.... They 0.76" size quoted for the equivalent at 38 feet to a 4" target at 200 feet is correct, except that since the pellet is still the same size, it would be slightly easier to "nick" the 0.76" target at 38 feet.... but 3/4" tall would be close enough....

Bob

Yes, Those are minimum sizes for those distances. The second set of numbers are yards, not feet.

[MyCrosman]

OK....thanks everyone....

[twister]

The little chocolate balls from the dollar store on golf tees should do the trick.
Also the color coding stickers at the dollar store are 3/4 inch.